Knockdown reusable hogshead



3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. l, 1937' May' 6'," 1941'.

w. s. LUcKE'IrT l KNOCKDOWN REUSABLE HOGSHEAD 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 1, 1937 W M, .w iw, 541V J mq, 2 w im .grn :J5 00M M w nl ATTORNEYS l t Patented May 6, 1941 KNCCKDOWN REUSABLE HOGSHEAD williamA s. Lacken, New York, N. Y.; Marianne Eagles Luckett, executrix of William S. Luckett,

deceased Application November 1, 1937, Serial No. 172,113 8 Claims. (61.217-72) This invention relates to iinprover ents in knockdown reusable hogsheads.

Its object is to provide a hogshead ofsuiicient strength to withstand the stresses to which it is subjected in use, which is an assembly of various .parts Which are so constructed and arranged that'they may be taken apart without demolition, and reassembled for further use.

More especially, the object is to provide a hogshead of simple and inexpensive construction which is particularly suitable for receiving tobacco, transporting it and storing it for ageing, which means it must have sumcient strength to meet the pressures and stressesto which hogsheads used for this purpose are subjected.-

AnotherV object is to provide a hogshead structurewhich can be readily and quickly assembled without special equipment and by unskilled labor and which can be as easily taken apart Without injuring any of the par-ts of which it is condisconnecting these ends without injury to the hoops themselves.

An important feature of this invention is the provision of a wire of novel cross-sectional shape which will prevent the displacement of the hoops on the hogshead, especially of the hoops which are intermediate its ends. Y

These and other objects will appear in the following specilication in which I will describe certain structures which embody my invention, the novel features of which I will pointout in appended claims.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a hogshead which isV made according to and embodies this invention;

Fig. 2` is. an elevation of the structure shown in. Fig. 1.;

Fig. 3 is a iront elevation of the lower part of one.; of the master staves .and the fitting thereon;

Figs.4 4, and 5V are a side elevation and a sectional, plan View, respectively, of the parts shown Figs. V6 and 7 are av front elevation and a side` elevation., respectively, of the upper part of one of the master staves and its iitting;

Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation on a larger scale of one of the master staves and its ttings and of parts of the lower and upper heads, together with a holding device for the upper head;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of one of the latter holding devices;

Fig. 10 is a ksectional elevation similar to the upper part of Fig. 8 but illustrating a modied form of holding device;

Fig 11 is a plan View oi the head holding device shoWn in Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is an elevation similar to Fig. 6 with a part of the upper fitting broken away, illustratinga preferred form of holding device;

Fig. 13 is a sectional plan View of the parts shown in Fig. 12, the section being taken on the line l3-I3 of Fig. 12;

Fig. 14 is anelevation on an enlarged scale of the ends ofone of the wire hoops, showing the lugs thereon;

Fig. 15 is a sectional elevation taken at right angles to Fig. 14 illustrating the parts shown in the latter ligure;

Fig. 16 is a longitudinal elevation on an enlarged scale of a portion of a hoop wire of novel construction; and

Fig. 17 is a transverse sectional elevation oi the wire shown in Fig. 16..

The hogshead made according to this invention comprises broadly a plurality of master staves 2D, (eight in the particular embodiment illustrated), with intermediate staves 2l between them, top and bottom heads 22, special fittings 30, 40 at the lower and upper parts of the master staves and wire hoops 5B surrounding the staves and holding them together. The hoops at the top and bottom of the hogshead cooperate With the fittings on the master staves in a manner which will be pointed out clearly hereinafter.

VI Will rst describe the bottom fittings 3Q for the `master staves. One of these is shown in detail in Figs. 3, 4 and 5. It comprises an outer flange 3| adapted to lie against the outer surface of the stave 2t, an inner iiange 32 adapted Vto lie against the inner surface of the stave and an interconnecting end piece 33 overlying the end of the stave. This end piece extends beyond the edges of the stave 20, as shown at 34, 34. These parts are preferably constructed of a single piece of sheet metal. A part of the outer flange 3| near one of its edges is expressed to form a lug 35. The inner ange 32 isV bent to form a Wide shoulder 3S. The fitting is secured stave and an interconnecting end piece 43 overlying the end of the stave and projecting beyond its edges, as at 44, 44. The flanges 4| and42 are preferably curved to conform to the shape of the hogshead. 45 is a lug expressed from an edge portion of the outer flange 4| above the nuts 48 on screws 41. 49 is a hole extending through the flanges 4|, 42 and the stave 29,

The heads 22 are preferably constructed, as shown in Fig. 1, of a plurality of boards in one plane, cut to form a circular disk. A central transverse batten 23 extends across these boards diametrically. Parallel side battens 24, 2 5 with theirl outer edges cut to conform to the periphery of the disk, also extend across them. 26, 26 and 21, 21 designate intermediate battens between the ends of the central batten 23 and the side battens 24. The battens are securely nailed to the boards which form the circular disk. By this construction a light head of requisite strength is formed which has a single layer over most of its area, but a double layer around its periphery. The inner layer of the upper head is beveled, as shown at 28 in Fig. 8.

First, the staves and the lower head are assein'bled.V Intermediate staves are selected of such Width as to fill the spaces 'between the master staves. The ends of those intermediate staves which are adjacent the master staves are engaged by the shoulders 34 and 44 of the master stave fittings and held from longitudinal movement.

The wire hoops 50 are then placed around the `hogshead and their ends secured together. The hoops at the bottom and top pass between the shoulders 35 and the nuts 38 and between the shoulders 45 and the nuts 48, respectively, on the master stave fittings and are thus kept in place.

|, 5| (Figs. 14 and 15) are lugs onthe ends of the wire hoops. Each of these has a project- `ing stud 52 around which the hoop wire is bent and then wound around itself, as shown at 53. The lugs also have projecting studs 54 around which a binding wire 55 may be wound and then twisted to tie the ends of the wire hoop. Openings 56 are provided in the studs 52 for the reception of a tensioning tool which is not shown as it forms no part of this invention. Marks may be placed on the studs 54 at the point designated by 51 for the purpose of identifying hoops of different length and for convenience in assembling.

Another feature of the invention is the construction of the hoop wire itself. This lis shown in Figs. 16 and 17. This wire is formed with longitudinal projecting ribs 58, preferably with sharp edges which cut into the staves to a sufiicient extent to prevent the hoops from slipping.

After the hogshead is filled, the upper head -22 is inserted. The bevel 28 is provided to facilitate this operation.. Then the holding devices .are inserted through the holes 49.

A simple form of 'holding device is shown in Figs. '8 and 9. This comprises athreaded shank 60 which is adapted to pass through the holes 49 and an integral flattened head 6| adapted to engage the upper surface of the head 22. This head forms a shoulder 62 which abuts the flange 42 of fitting 40 and the device is held securely f in place by a nut 63 (Fig. 8).

The holding device 1D shown in Figs. 10 and l1 is similar to a Cotter pin. It comprises two legs 1|, 12 of spring metal, projecting from a connecting head 13. The leg 12 has an outward bend in it. The device is made of spring metal and is capable of ybeing forced through the hole 49 from the outside and the bend in its leg 12 will prevent its being displaced accidentally.

In Figs. 12 and 13 another form of holding device is shown. 'I'he upper part of the master stave 20 is cut away to receive a bifurcated block before the tting 48 is applied. A tongue 8| having trunnions 82 is supported in the block 80 in such a manner that the tongue may take the position in which it is shown in Fig. 12, wholly within the fitting 43, until the head 22 is put in place, and may then be swung inwardly over the head into the position shown in Fig. 13. An opening 42A is provided in the flange 42 to permit the tongue 8| to pass through it, and an opening 4|A is provided in the flange 4| to provide access to the tongue so that it may be pushed into head holding position.

One of the trunnions 82 is provided with. flattened surfaces 83, 84 and a spring 85 riveted to the block 8|) presses against them to hold the tongue in either of the positions in which it is shown in the drawings.

The upper head may be removed after the withdrawal ofthe holding devices. The whole hogshead may be disassembled without injury of any of its parts, by merely cutting the binding wires 55. Then, of course, its parts may be compactly bundled and stored or shipped. They may be used over and over again.

Preferred forms of the parts of this improved hogshead have been shown and described, but I intend no limitations other than those imposed by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. A` knockdown hogshead comprising a plurality of master staves having smooth inner surfaces, a head and a wire hoop, fittings on .the lower parts of said staves, each comprising a flange adapted to overlie the outer surface of a stave, parts of saidlanges being bent outwardly to form lugs, a second flange adapted to overlie the inner surface of the stave, said inner flange being bent inwardly to form head supporting seats, and means for permanently securing the fitting to the stave, said securing means .having an element projecting outwardly beyond the flange, said lugs and elements being positioned vand arranged to hold the wire hoop between them.

2. A knockdown hogshead comprising a plurality of master staves, a head and a wire hoop, fittings on the lower parts of said staves, each comprising a flange adapted to overlie the outer surface `of a stave,` said flange being bent outwardly to form lugs, a second flange adapted to overlie the inner surface of the stave, said inner flanges being bent inwardly to form head supporting seats, an interconnecting end piece extending beyond the edges-of the master stave, and means for securing the fitting to the stave, said securing means having an element projecting outwardly'b'eyond-theflanga said lugs and elements being positioned and arranged to hold the wire hoop between them.

3. A knockdown hogshead comprising a plurality of master staves and a plurality of intermediate staves, fittings on the master staves extending transversely beyond the edges thereof to form shoulders arranged to engage the ends of adjacent intermediate staves, lugs projecting outwardly from said fittings, wire hoops, and means for securing the fittings to the master staves, said securing means having outwardly projecting elements, said lugs and elements being positioned and arranged to hold the wire hoops between them.

4. A knockdown hogshead comprising a plurality of master staves and a pair of heads, fittings on the master staves, lugs projecting outwardly from said fittings, wire hoops, and means for securing the fittings to the master staves, said securing means having outwardly projecting elements, said lugs and elements being positioned and arranged to hold the wire hoops between them, the fittings on the lower parts of the master staves having inwardly projecting shoulders to form seats for one of the heads and the fittings on the upper parts of the master staves being constructed to receive means for holding the other head.

5. A knockdown hogshead comprising a plurality of master staves and a pair of heads, f1ttings on the master staves, lugs projecting outwardly from said fittings, wire hoops, and means for securing the fittings to the master staves, said securing means having outwardly projecting elements, said lugs and elements being positioned and arranged to hold the wire hoops between them, the fittings on the lower parts of the master staves having inwardly projecting shoulders to form seats for one of the heads, the fittings on the upper parts of the master staves being constructed with transverse perforations and head holding devices arranged to be inserted in said perforations and to project inwardly over the other head.

6. A knockdown hogshead comprising a plurality of master staves, a plurality of intermediate staves and a pair of heads, fittings on the master staves extending transversely beyond the edges thereof to form shoulders arranged to engage the ends of adjacent intermediate staves, lugs projecting outwardly from said fittings, wire Cir hoops, means for securing the fittings to the master staves, said securing means having outwardly projecting elements, said lugs and elements being positioned and arranged' to hold the wire hoops between them, the fittings on the lower parts of the master staves having inwardly projecting shoulders to form seats for one of the heads, the fittings on the upper parts of the master staves being constructed with transverse perforations, and head holding devices arranged to be inserted in said perforations and to project inwardly over the other head.

7. A knockdown hogshead comprising a plurality of master staves and a pair of heads, fittings on the master staves, lugs projecting outwardly from said fittings, wire hoops, and means for securing the fittings tc the master staves, said securing means having outwardly projecting elements, said lugs and elements being positioned and arranged tohold the wire hoops between them, the fittings on the lower parts of the master staves having inwardly projecting shoulders to form seats for one of the heads, the fittings on the upper parts of the master staves being constructed with transverse perforations and head holding devices comprising threaded Shanks arranged to be inserted in said perforations and enlarged portions adapted to project inwardly over the other head.

8. A knockdown hogshead comprising a plurality of master staves, a plurality cf intermediate staves and a pair of heads, fittings on the master staves extending transversely beyond the edges thereof to form shoulders arranged to engage the ends of adjacent intermediate staves, lugs projecting outwardly from said fittings, wire hoops, means for securing the fittings to the master staves, said securing means having outwardly projecting elements, said lugs and elements being positioned and arranged to hold the wire hoops between them, the fittings on the lower parts of the master staves having inwardly projecting shoulders to form seats for one of the heads, the fittings on the upper parts of the master staves being constructed with transverse perforations, and head holding devices comprisingthreaded Shanks arranged to be inserted in said perforations and. enlarged porlions adapted to project inwardly over the other ead.

W'ILLIAM S. LUCIETT. 

